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article5184503Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:16:59 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Here-are-alternate-routes-for-avoiding-Neches-3970986.php
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Each choice comes with its own set of pros and cons, but residents, businesses and police agencies along U.S. 69 in both Hardin and Jefferson counties as well as Texas 62 and Texas 73 in Orange County see an increase of vehicles along their roadways as an inevitability. The Texas Department of Transportation has already begun re-striping the lanes of Interstate 10 near the bridge - officially known as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge - in advance of closing different portions of the highway as crews replace the structure. Each route poses risk and benefit - stop signs instead of traffic signals, rural highways versus city streets - but the cities along each way have gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants for on the way home necessities. Orange County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Chad Hogan said bridge construction will "be a mess," adding he expects the sheriff's office will partner with the DPS and the Texas Department of Transportation to make a plan. [...] that happens, Hogan said they'll play it by ear. Vidor resident Amanda Jessop said if that's the route people choose, changes needs to be made in the outlying areas to improve traffic flow. Shawn Blackwell, assistant police chief in Silsbee, said any influx of traffic won't be overwhelming for the city, but he doesn't expect too many people to take that detour. Vidor Police Chief Dave Shows said drivers who choose to test their luck by staying on Interstate 10 instead of detouring will be subject to long wait times, especially if there's something as simple as a flat tire or vehicle out of gas within the narrowed construction zone. "When you try to put two cars in what I term a tunnel lane – a lane with a concrete barrier on both sides – and no shoulder, all you have to do is have a flat tire, stall, run out of gas and have a traffic accident and it goes from flowing to cut off in an instant," Shows said. An agreement is being worked on between Or ]]>
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:00 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Timeline-of-construction-to-Neches-River-Bridge-3970993.php
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n Traffic in eastbound lanes was reduced from three to two lanes beginning at the Eastex Freeway ramp. Eastbound traffic will be moved to westbound lanes. n The U.S. 90 entrance ramp from downtown Beaumont to eastbound Interstate 10 will be closed and rebuilt. n Both east and westbound traffic will be switched to the eastbound lanes of the newly built bridge. n The U.S. 90 exit ramp from westbound Interstate 10 to downtown Beaumont will be closed and rebuilt. ]]>
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:00 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Want-to-see-what-the-completed-Neches-River-3970996.php
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Both bridge designs are "segmental," which means they are built in segments before installed to make up the new bridge. The Trinity River Bridge is not in an area with similar local traffic, said Marc Shepherd, spokesman for the Beaumont District of the Texas Department of Transportation. When some of the new lanes were completed, the contractor could route traffic onto those lanes and then could demolish the old portion of the bridge. When the contractor begins the work in earnest next month, traffic lanes on the eastbound side will be shut down and eastbound traffic will be shifted to the existing westbound lanes. ]]>
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:00 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Report-Fat-drivers-killing-light-car-fuel-economy-3928418.php
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Allstate insurance company says overweight Americans are thwarting the auto industry's efforts to improve fuel-efficiency by adding extra pounds to their lighter-weight cars. ]]>
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 16:22:00 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Thursday-lane-closures-3878491.php
article3878491Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:10:58 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/I-10-Bridge-eastbound-lanes-to-be-restriped-3848542.php
article3848542Fri, 7 Sep 2012 22:29:10 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Major-Drive-resurfacing-to-begin-Thursday-3804934.php
article3804934Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:15:16 UThttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/transportation/article/Major-Drive-railroad-crossing-repairs-set-for-3803988.php
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